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What can YOU do about bullying?

RCMS 2015 CMason3 WCPSS

Cheaper By The Dozen

▪ Has anyone seen or read Cheaper By The Dozen?

▪ Background: – A family moves into a new city from a very small town, and a

new school.

– One of the brothers gets bullied over a period of time, and he becomes sick and tired of all the taunting.

– Let’s see how he handles a difficult situation.

Turn the volume up and Click to watch: http://www.schoolclimate.org/bullybust/upstander/video-resources/cheaper-by-the-dozen

www.schoolclimate.org/bullybust/upstander/video-resources/cheaper-by-the-dozen

Discussion Prompts

▪ What does it take in someone to walk away from a difficult situation?

▪ In this situation, who is the stronger or bigger person?

▪ How would you describe the boy’s self control, and what role does his sister play?

▪ How might this scene have looked if the sister did not Stand Up or Speak Out?

www.schoolclimate.org/bullybust/upstander/video-resources/cheaper-by-the-dozen

• What about the role of the bully’s friends, the audience? Do you think they could have done anything to help?

When you’re bullied…

Being bullied is painful, but it is important to remember that you are not alone! Below are some tips:

• Stand Up! Speak up against bullying. Say something like, “stop it.”

• Walk away. Act like you do not care, even if you really do.

• Tell an adult you trust. They may have ideas about what you can do.

• Stick together. Staying with a group might help.

www.StopBullying.gov

http://www.stopbullying.gov/respond/be-more-than-a-bystander/index.html

Tip 1

Tip 2

Tip 3

Tip 4Tip 5

How to Be More Than a BystanderClick for an Interactive Link, please select LEARN MORE to watch the KID’S PERSPECTIVE: http://www.stopbullying.gov/respond/be-more-than-a-bystander/index.html

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Clip each Tip # for a short video

When you see someone else being bullied...

• Be a friend to the person who is being bullied. Talk with them. Sit with them at lunch.

• Tell an adult. Tell a teacher or coach you trust.

• Help the person being bullied get away from the situation.

• Don’t give bullying an audience.

• Set a good example. Do not bully others.

• If it is safe Stand Up! speak up. Say something like, “Stop it!”

See the 10 Ways to be an Upstander in your School.

www.StopBullying.gov and http://www.bullybust.org/students/what-to-do

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